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I’m not comfortable in the role of fundraiser, but I am comfortable in the role of promoting the importance of statistical foundations, and that’s how I see the David R. Cox Foundations of Statistics Award. Thus, I’m sharing the news the ASA sent out yesterday that we’re only around $300 away from our goal, and so the matching period has been extended until Dec 1. (We have $4,698.75 towards to $5,000). Thus, I’m sharing the new news, updating what the ASA sent out yesterday: The fund is just at $6,000*, but all donations to the award until November 30, midnight (ESA) will still be matched unless $7,500. is reached before that. There is a “thermometer” on the donation page so that donors will know when we have reached that goal, however, on its first day on the job, the thermometer is malfunctioning slightly, failing to include around $500. It should be fixed tomorrow (this is outside my control). For gifts of $50 and above, you will be included in the following list of those recognized as “Friends of David R. Cox”:
Heather Battey, Stuart Bevan, John Bibby, Lynne Billard, William Browning, John Byrd, Nancy Cartwright, Michael P. Cohen, Noel Cressie, Gary R. Cutter, Edgar, Dobriban, Samuel Fletcher, Andrew Gelman, David J. Hand, Sylvia Halasz, Frank E. Harrell, Maria-Eglee Perez Hernandez, Klaus Hinkelmann, Michelle Jackson, Patricia A. Jacobs, Bimal Jain, Daniel Lakens, Ji-Hyun Lee, Lei Liu, Giovanni M. Marchetti, Kanti V. Mardia, Jean Miller, Georges A. A Monette, Pavlos Msaouel, David Oakes, Jose G. Ramirez, James L. Rosenberger, Richard J. Samworth, Stephen J. Senn, Dylan S. Small, David M. Smith, Alex Sutherland, Ronald L. Wasserstein, Manyu Wong, Henry L. Wyneken
Note: This list is only as of October 25.
(Link to the ASA secure donation for the David R. Cox award)
Selection Committee
Melody Goodman, NYU School of Global Public Health (2022-2023)
Javier Rogo, School of Public Health, University of Indiana, Bloomington (2022-2025)
Stephen Senn, Statistical Consultant, Edinburgh (2022-2023)
Ryan Tibshirani, Statistics & Data Science, Carnegie Mellon University (2022-2025)
Marina Vannucci Statistics, Rice University (2022-2025)
The following is an update on the ASA Member News October 2023:
Donation Match Extended and Increased for David R. Cox Award
A one-time extension of matching funds was made recently to help raise the remaining $900 $ 301.25 of a $5,000 goal. All donations to the award until November 31 or $5,000 is reached will be matched. All donations to the award until November 31 or $7500 is reached will be matched. Those who give $50 or more will be recognized as friends of David R. Cox.
Donate today and join the “Friends of David R. Cox” list [above].
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About the Award
The award was established in 2022 through an endowment created by Deborah G. Mayo (Philosophy, Virginia Tech) to honor the contributions of David R. Cox to the foundations of statistical inference, experimental design, and data analysis. The award is given in odd numbered years and includes a $2,000 honorarium and up to $1,000 that can be used for travel expenses to give an invited lecture at the Joint Statistical Meetings.
The goal of the award is to promote research and teaching that illuminates conceptual, theoretical, philosophical, and historical perspectives on statistical science and to advance understanding of comparative approaches to the interpretation and communication of statistical data.
A donation will help the award to be given yearly (it is now biannual). Donations are being matched up to $5,000 until December 1, 2023. You can become a “friend of David Cox” by donating $50. We’re almost there as of now.
To contribute, please go to: David R. Cox Award (qgiv.com)
Selection Criteria
The award will be for a paper, monograph, book, or cumulative research. Anyone who has made noteworthy contributions to statistics in the spirit of Cox’s contributions as outlined above may be nominated.
Nominations
Information about nominations and the form for nominating a person to receive the award can be found on the ASA website here.
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